Prevalence and factors associated with resilience in Peruvian adolescent schoolchildren during the early post-pandemic context: a cross-sectional study
IntroductionResilience is a fundamental protective factor during adolescence, as it enables young people to cope with adversity and reduce the risk of mental health disorders. However, evidence on the prevalence and associated factors of resilience in adolescents remains limited in Latin America, pa...
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| author | Mario J. Valladares-Garrido Luis E. Cueva-Cañola Pamela Grados-Espinoza Luz A. Aguilar-Manay Jassmin Santin Vásquez Danai Valladares-Garrido Danai Valladares-Garrido César J. Pereira-Victorio César J. Pereira-Victorio Víctor J. Vera-Ponce Víctor J. Vera-Ponce |
| author_facet | Mario J. Valladares-Garrido Luis E. Cueva-Cañola Pamela Grados-Espinoza Luz A. Aguilar-Manay Jassmin Santin Vásquez Danai Valladares-Garrido Danai Valladares-Garrido César J. Pereira-Victorio César J. Pereira-Victorio Víctor J. Vera-Ponce Víctor J. Vera-Ponce |
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| description | IntroductionResilience is a fundamental protective factor during adolescence, as it enables young people to cope with adversity and reduce the risk of mental health disorders. However, evidence on the prevalence and associated factors of resilience in adolescents remains limited in Latin America, particularly in school settings and the post-pandemic context. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and associated factors of resilience among adolescents from five educational institutions in northern Peru.MethodsAn analytical cross-sectional study was conducted between September and December 2022, in the post-pandemic period, among 1,307 adolescents from five schools in the Lambayeque region, Peru. Data were collected using a self-administered digital questionnaire during school hours. Adolescents who regularly attended classes and completed all required items of the CD-RISC-10 scale were included. This secondary analysis of data used data from a primary study on adolescent mental health. The dependent variable was resilience, measured using the abbreviated CD-RISC-10 scale, and categorized as low (0–29 points) or high (≥30 points). Independent variables included sociodemographic, family, academic, and behavioral factors. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were conducted using generalized linear models (Poisson family) with robust variance, and prevalence ratios (PR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were reported.ResultsThe prevalence of high resilience was 17.3% (95% CI: 15.28–19.45). In multivariate analysis, frequent closeness with friends (PR: 1.93) and with relatives (PR: 1.47) were associated with higher resilience. Conversely, residing in urban areas (PR: 0.82), belonging to a non-Catholic religion (PR: 0.68), failing a course (PR: 0.78), cigarette use (PR: 0.46), and excessive internet use (>11 hours/day) (PR: 0.87) were associated with lower resilience.ConclusionsThese findings underscore the importance of social and family support in fostering resilience during adolescence during the early post-pandemic context. They also highlight the need for interventions to address modifiable risk factors, including smoking, excessive screen time, and poor academic performance. The implementation of mentoring and psychological counseling programs within schools, alongside strategies to promote resilience in educational and family environments, is strongly recommended. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-89bbeb7b6db540059c412dd7bed2fb3d2025-08-20T03:55:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402025-07-011610.3389/fpsyt.2025.16091901609190Prevalence and factors associated with resilience in Peruvian adolescent schoolchildren during the early post-pandemic context: a cross-sectional studyMario J. Valladares-Garrido0Luis E. Cueva-Cañola1Pamela Grados-Espinoza2Luz A. Aguilar-Manay3Jassmin Santin Vásquez4Danai Valladares-Garrido5Danai Valladares-Garrido6César J. Pereira-Victorio7César J. Pereira-Victorio8Víctor J. Vera-Ponce9Víctor J. Vera-Ponce10Escuela de Medicina Humana, Universidad Señor de Sipán, Chiclayo, PeruFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de Piura, Piura, PeruRed Latinoamericana de Medicina en la Altitud e Investigación (REDLAMAI), Pasco, PeruFacultad de Medicina, Universidad San Martin de Porres, Chiclayo, PeruFacultad de Medicina, Universidad San Martin de Porres, Chiclayo, PeruEscuela de Medicina, Universidad Cesar Vallejo, Piura, PeruOficina de Salud Ocupacional, Hospital Santa Rosa, Piura, PeruFacultad de Medicina, Universidad Continental, Lima, PeruDepartamento de Ciencias Médicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Castilla La Mancha, Talavera de la Reina, SpainInstituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Tropicales, Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas, Chachapoyas, Amazonas, Peru0Facultad de Medicina (FAMED), Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas (UNTRM), Amazonas, PeruIntroductionResilience is a fundamental protective factor during adolescence, as it enables young people to cope with adversity and reduce the risk of mental health disorders. However, evidence on the prevalence and associated factors of resilience in adolescents remains limited in Latin America, particularly in school settings and the post-pandemic context. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and associated factors of resilience among adolescents from five educational institutions in northern Peru.MethodsAn analytical cross-sectional study was conducted between September and December 2022, in the post-pandemic period, among 1,307 adolescents from five schools in the Lambayeque region, Peru. Data were collected using a self-administered digital questionnaire during school hours. Adolescents who regularly attended classes and completed all required items of the CD-RISC-10 scale were included. This secondary analysis of data used data from a primary study on adolescent mental health. The dependent variable was resilience, measured using the abbreviated CD-RISC-10 scale, and categorized as low (0–29 points) or high (≥30 points). Independent variables included sociodemographic, family, academic, and behavioral factors. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were conducted using generalized linear models (Poisson family) with robust variance, and prevalence ratios (PR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were reported.ResultsThe prevalence of high resilience was 17.3% (95% CI: 15.28–19.45). In multivariate analysis, frequent closeness with friends (PR: 1.93) and with relatives (PR: 1.47) were associated with higher resilience. Conversely, residing in urban areas (PR: 0.82), belonging to a non-Catholic religion (PR: 0.68), failing a course (PR: 0.78), cigarette use (PR: 0.46), and excessive internet use (>11 hours/day) (PR: 0.87) were associated with lower resilience.ConclusionsThese findings underscore the importance of social and family support in fostering resilience during adolescence during the early post-pandemic context. They also highlight the need for interventions to address modifiable risk factors, including smoking, excessive screen time, and poor academic performance. The implementation of mentoring and psychological counseling programs within schools, alongside strategies to promote resilience in educational and family environments, is strongly recommended.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1609190/fullresiliencepsychologicaladolescentmental healthrisk factorsschools |
| spellingShingle | Mario J. Valladares-Garrido Luis E. Cueva-Cañola Pamela Grados-Espinoza Luz A. Aguilar-Manay Jassmin Santin Vásquez Danai Valladares-Garrido Danai Valladares-Garrido César J. Pereira-Victorio César J. Pereira-Victorio Víctor J. Vera-Ponce Víctor J. Vera-Ponce Prevalence and factors associated with resilience in Peruvian adolescent schoolchildren during the early post-pandemic context: a cross-sectional study Frontiers in Psychiatry resilience psychological adolescent mental health risk factors schools |
| title | Prevalence and factors associated with resilience in Peruvian adolescent schoolchildren during the early post-pandemic context: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Prevalence and factors associated with resilience in Peruvian adolescent schoolchildren during the early post-pandemic context: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and factors associated with resilience in Peruvian adolescent schoolchildren during the early post-pandemic context: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and factors associated with resilience in Peruvian adolescent schoolchildren during the early post-pandemic context: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Prevalence and factors associated with resilience in Peruvian adolescent schoolchildren during the early post-pandemic context: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | prevalence and factors associated with resilience in peruvian adolescent schoolchildren during the early post pandemic context a cross sectional study |
| topic | resilience psychological adolescent mental health risk factors schools |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1609190/full |
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